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Kiwi track cyclist hospitalised after training crash, misses Commonwealth Games

New Zealand cyclist Nick Kergozou is in hospital after a high-speed training crash but is expected to make a full recovery.

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Nick Kergozou, a key track cyclist for New Zealand, has been hospitalised following a high-speed crash during training. He is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, though the injury rules him out of competing at the Commonwealth Games. His squad continued without him and secured a medal at the Games in Glasgow.

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Kiwi track cyclist in hospital, training injury rules him out of Commonwealth Games

Nick Kergozou is currently in hospital in a stable condition, supported by his family, and is expected to make a full recovery.

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Unaware rider triggers high-speed crash that hospitalised NZ cyclist

A high-speed crash left key rider Nick Kergozou in hospital, but his squad reunited to claim a hard-fought medal in Glasgow.

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